Braves Square

Third quarter reports cards will be delivered through BravesSquare to parents/ guardians on Thursday, April 30th. As we have discussed, the report card will indicate credit/ no credit for the third quarter. If you have a question about a specific course, please contact the teacher of that class directly first before contacting the building principal.

• BravesSquare will ask you to re-authenticate your login information when you click on the report card link to the secure document.
• If you are looking at the report card on a mobile phone, the report card will be listed under “More and Student Notices” for each of your students.
• If you are looking at the report card on a laptop, Chromebook, or Desktop via the website, the report card will be listed under “Secure Docs” for each of your students.
• The report cards will remain in those locations for you to reference in the future.

Students have started work for the fourth quarter, and we continue to move forward with new content. Once we know the Governor’s decision about the future of the closure, we will have more information related to the fourth quarter grading procedures as well as overall class/course grades.

The Canandaigua City School District is transitioning to using BravesSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text, and app notifications. BravesSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.  This is also available for students grades 6 - 12.  Students must use their school email address for logging in. We know many of you have activated your account. The goal of this app is to streamline communication to this platform. BravesSquare is powered by the company ParentSquare.

During the extended closure, we are transitioning to this tool to provide a consistent communication platform UPK-12. As we introduce this tool, we understand it will be a transition from other tools and other communication systems.

Our goal as a district is to focus on three tools- Infinite Campus which hosts student information, Schoology which organizes academic content for students to access, and BravesSquare powered by ParentSquare will support streamlined communication throughout the District. We are unrolling this during the extended closure related to COVID-19 in efforts to deliver updates to parents from teachers and the District using one tool.

 

Braves Square is already on student chromebooks in BravesLink.  Older students with cell phones are also encouraged to download the "BravesSqare" app to keep them even more connected.

The easiest thing for you to do, as a parent, is to download the app “Braves Square” onto your phone.  You will be prompted to enter your email address. Enter the email address that school has on file for you, and you will be in!

Access Braves Square from your computer

• Go to Canandaiguaschools.org
• Select “Parents” from the top of the page
• Scroll down to find a Braves Square icon to the left
• Create an account

You will be in and info for each of your children is there!

Users can receive information via email, text, and/or app notifications. The user of BravesSquare sets up this preference.

Desktop Instructions

On a desktop, laptop computer, or Chromebook visit www.parentsquare.com/signin.

Mobile Instructions

Our customized app- BravesSquare- is avaialble in the Android/ Google Play store and iOS app store. Search for BravesSquare and follow the app installation instructions.

Need Help?

Contact portalhelp@canandaiguaschools.org

Note: There is also a generic ParentSquare mobile app, but that’s not what you’re looking for.

To update your contact information for BravesSquare, please email our central registrar at  studentregistration@canandaiguaschools.org

We are excited to explore the use of many BravesSquare features when we return to school. These features include: 

• Online permission forms
• Calendar RSVPs/ reminders
• Photo sharing
• Conference & event sign ups
• Emergency alerts
• Volunteer sign ups
• Online forms
• Language settings - 100+ languages available
• Customized groups for our athletic teams, extracurricular activities, and more

No. Registering your account allows you to customize your preferences, but it’s not necessary to register in order to receive messages. Initially, without registering you will receive email communications.

Users can change their notification frequency for posts: you can receive instantly (when they are posted) or as a Digest at 6 p.m. 

• All posts would be sent in one email at 6 pm. each night

• If the user with the Digest setting turned on looks at the app or web browser, they will see the posts 

• The Digest user will still receive emergency communications instantly sent by Smart Alert or when an user sends a post instantly   

• Messages, communication directed to smaller groups or individuals, are sent instantly

Directions to set this up are locate on the right in the Setting Up Preferences Documents. 

I’m not getting any messages at all from BravesSquare. Why not?

There are a few possibilities:

• The school does not have your correct contact information.

• The same phone number or email address is used for both parents, so only one parent is getting the messages.

• You have turned off all the modes of communication in your ParentSquare account.

• Check your SPAM folder.

BravesSquare is an app in BravesLink for students to access.